From its inception in 1991, the Visual Basic language has always been a phenomenal productivity tool for building applications. Almost 20 years later, it continues to provide easy access to the Microsoft .NET Framework, allowing developers to write applications that span desktops, phones, browsers ...
Phones come in a variety of colors, and choosing the best one can often be a struggle. Black, silver, and white give off a more classic vibe, but they’re also boring. Red, green, or purple colorways stand out more but can give devices a toyish, less professional look. With smartp...
Computers and phones often speak in error codes and apps that stop working. Even minor connectivity issues can cause these problems, leaving you wondering what’s wrong with your device or displaying the “Unfortunately, Google Play Services has stopped working.” error message. Software errors are...
When were mobile phones invented? Mobile phones, in particular smartphones, have become our inseparable companions. However, you might not know that the history of mobile phones actually goes all the way back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky for a wireless telephone. ...
The losses were so large for some banks that they went out of business or were purchased by other banks in an effort to save them. Several large institutions had to take out a bailout from the federal government in what was called theTroubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). However, the bai...
1 When young women were found to make only 82 percent of what their male peers do just one year out of college, many were at a loss to explain it. All the traditional reasons put forward to interpret the pay gap—that women fall behind when they leave the workforce to raise kids, for...
Coding errors were caused by activities running for more than 24 h due to users not indicating the end of an activity. To record their activities, the majority of the staff used a time tracker application installed on their smartphones. However, some of the staff recorded their activities ...
In response, in 2010, the U.S. Congress passed and then-President Barack Obama signed theDodd-Frank Act,which gave the government expanded power to regulate the financial sector, including greater control over financial institutions that were deemed on the cusp of failing. It also created consume...
Alan Turing publishesComputing Machinery and Intelligence(link resides outside ibm.com). In this paper, Turing—famous for breaking the German ENIGMA code during WWII and often referred to as the "father of computer science"—asks the following question: "Can machines think?" ...
What it was that Mr. Sherrill required of you just as we were coming out 当我们刚出来时，...